Towardside

Towardside is a directional term used in various disciplines to refer to the side of an object that faces a specified reference direction or point. It is not a formally standardized term, and its interpretation varies with context and author.

In technical contexts such as geometry, engineering, and computer-aided design, towardside describes the edge, face, or surface oriented toward a defined direction—such as the direction of motion, a reference axis, or the observer. The opposite side is often described as the "away side" or "away from" the reference.

In addition to its technical use, towardside may appear as a proper noun in fiction, game settings, or user handle; in these cases it denotes a name rather than a geometric relation. Without context, its meaning is undetermined.

Etymology-wise, the term is formed from the preposition toward or towards and the noun side; variants include "toward side" and hyphenated forms such as "towards-side" in some publications.

Because of its broad and context-dependent usage, most references to towardside should be interpreted against the surrounding text to determine specific meaning.